Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward is Concrete Playground's Editor — and also Film and TV Editor, Film and TV Critic, Arts and Entertainment Editor, and Brisbane Editor. If it's on a screen big or small, happening in Brisbane and southeast Queensland, or news of national and international interest — particularly arts and entertainment — then Sarah is across it.

Sarah has also been a film critic for ABC radio for over a decade. Covering all things cinema and television, Sarah has written for Screen International since 2015, and contributed to SBS, ACMI, AACTA, Birth.Movies.Death, Flicks, Senses of Cinema, ScreenHub, ArtsHub, Junkee, FilmInk, Lumina, Metro Magazine, Screen Education and more. Sarah's background includes managing, writing for, mentoring at, being on judging panels at and hosting Q&As at Australian film festivals, such as the Brisbane International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Queensland Film Festival, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival and Gold Coast Film Festival.

Favourite cinema in Brisbane: Angelika Film Centre, which is a glorious new place to see a movie.

Favourite cinema in Sydney: Golden Age Cinema & Bar, the one cinema everyone needs to go to in Sydney if they only go to one cinema.

Favourite cinema in Melbourne: The Astor Theatre, and not just because of its history with cinema cats.

Event
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

Thu, 17 Nov - Wed, 7 Dec 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

For his first movie in seven years, Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu ponders the weight of being a filmmaker in a feature both spectacular and indulgent.

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She Said

Thu, 17 Nov - Wed, 7 Dec 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan lead this powerful newspaper drama, which follows the journalists who broke the Harvey Weinstein story.

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News
Channing Tatum Takes His Steamy Moves to London in the First 'Magic Mike's Last Dance' Trailer

Salma Hayek joins the cast in this third and final film in the 'Magic Mike' franchise, which sees the titular stripper put on a brand-new show.

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Disney+ Is Livestreaming Elton John's Final North American Gig — and He'll Be Teaming Up with Dua Lipa

Make plans to knock off early on Monday, November 21 — you've got a streaming date with Elton John, Dua Lipa, Kiki Dee and Brandi Carlile live from Dodger Stadium.

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AMC+ Is Now Available Down Under as a Standalone Streaming Service — and It Comes with Shudder

Initially launching in Australia as an add-on to other streaming platforms, this service from the US network behind 'Mad Men' and 'Breaking Bad' has gone solo.

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Studio Ghibli and Disney Have Teamed Up on Surprise 'Star Wars' Short 'Zen — Grogu and Dust Bunnies'

Baby Yoda is getting the Studio Ghibli treatment, complete with susuwatari from 'Spirited Away', to celebrate three years of 'The Mandalorian'.

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Keanu Reeves Faces a Last Duel for Freedom in the Frenetic Full Trailer for 'John Wick: Chapter 4'

This time, the no-nonsense assassin faces off against Bill Skarsgård — with the film due in cinemas in March 2023.

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When History Demands a Response: Tearepa Kahi and Tame Iti Talk Tuhoe Raids Drama 'Muru'

A huge New Zealand box office hit and an Asia Pacific Screen Award-winner, this powerful film grapples with Aotearoa’s history — and writer/director Tearepa Kahi and activist Tāme Iti talk us through it.

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News
Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Bloody in Phenomenal Emily Blunt-Starring Western Series 'The English'

If you only watch one TV western this year, make it this Old West-set six-part Prime Video standout.

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Event
Compartment No. 6

Thu, 10 Nov - Wed, 30 Nov 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This charming and thoughtful strangers-on-a-train romance follows a Finnish student and Russian miner en route from Moscow to Murmansk.

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Event
Mister Organ

Thu, 10 Nov - Wed, 30 Nov 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

New Zealand filmmaker David Farrier has done it again, chronicling another story so wild that it can only be true — and this one started with an antiques store’s car park.

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News
The New Trailer for 'Knives Out' Sequel 'Glass Onion' Spoils a Murder-Mystery Party with a Murder

Three years after the first film, this followup will hit cinemas in mid-November, then stream via Netflix from December 23.

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Sydney WorldPride's Full Program Is Here with Charli XCX, Kelly Rowland, Jessica Mauboy and 300-Plus Events

Get ready for "mega Mardi Gras" with 17 days of events during the largest-ever LGBTQIA+ festival ever held in the region.

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Event
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Thu, 10 Nov - Wed, 30 Nov 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

The Marvel Cinematic Universe's most electrifying instalment yet gets an engaging-enough sequel, which grapples with grief and also franchise box-ticking.

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News
Netflix Is Bringing Back 'Monster' for Two More Seasons and Turning It Into a True-Crime Anthology

The next two seasons "will focus on other monstrous figures who have impacted society".

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News
'Don't Worry Darling' Has Been Fast-Tracked to Digital While It's Still Showing in Cinemas

Spend tonight on the couch watching this Florence Pugh- and Harry Styles-starring twisty thriller.

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News
A Blood Moon and Total Lunar Eclipse Will Be Visible Down Under on Tuesday Night

The moon will be fully immersed in shadow for 85 minutes — and it's the last total lunar eclipse that'll be visible in Australia and NZ until 2025.

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News
Cirque du Soleil Is Bringing Its First-Ever Show on Ice Down Under in 2023

Cirque du Soleil's 42nd creation, 'CRYSTAL' combines trapeze, juggling, aerial acrobatics, figure skating and extreme skating — all on ice.

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News
Cease All Motor Functions: HBO Has Cancelled 'Westworld' After Four Seasons of Futuristic Thrills

The Evan Rachel Wood, Tessa Thompson and Ed Harris-starring series has been axed less than three months since its fourth season finished airing.

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News
A Musical Take on 'A Christmas Carol' with Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds Is Headed to Your Streaming Queue

Add another flick to your festive binge, with 'Spirited' set to hit Apple TV+ in mid-November.

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AMC+ Is Now Available Down Under as a Standalone Streaming Service — and It Comes with Shudder

Studio Ghibli and Disney Have Teamed Up on Surprise 'Star Wars' Short 'Zen — Grogu and Dust Bunnies'

Keanu Reeves Faces a Last Duel for Freedom in the Frenetic Full Trailer for 'John Wick: Chapter 4'

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The New Trailer for 'Knives Out' Sequel 'Glass Onion' Spoils a Murder-Mystery Party with a Murder

Sydney WorldPride's Full Program Is Here with Charli XCX, Kelly Rowland, Jessica Mauboy and 300-Plus Events

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Netflix Is Bringing Back 'Monster' for Two More Seasons and Turning It Into a True-Crime Anthology

'Don't Worry Darling' Has Been Fast-Tracked to Digital While It's Still Showing in Cinemas

A Blood Moon and Total Lunar Eclipse Will Be Visible Down Under on Tuesday Night

Cirque du Soleil Is Bringing Its First-Ever Show on Ice Down Under in 2023

Cease All Motor Functions: HBO Has Cancelled 'Westworld' After Four Seasons of Futuristic Thrills

A Musical Take on 'A Christmas Carol' with Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds Is Headed to Your Streaming Queue

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